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Arizona Wildfire Threatens Electrical Grid
Pinetop, Arizona - The gusty winds that have been fueling a vast wildfire in eastern Arizona slowed somewhat on Thursday, allowing firefighters to make some headway against the blaze, …
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Gingrich Senior Campaign Staff Resigns
Newt Gingrich’s campaign manager and a half-dozen senior advisers resigned on Thursday, two aides said, dealing a significant setback to his bid to seek the Republican presidential nomination and …
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News in Brief: US Steps Up Secret War in Yemen, and More
US Steps Up Secret War in Yemen United States forces have stepped up a covert war against suspected militants in Yemen amid the violence and unrest that …
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What Food Crisis? Measuring Global Hunger
Last week, Oxfam launched its new international campaign, GROW, to fight food insecurity. The advocacy organization's campaign materials cite many of the statistics with which the post-food-crisis world has …
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Slain Writer’s Book Says US-NATO War Served Al-Qaeda Strategy
Al-Qaeda strategists have been assisting the Taliban fight against US-NATO forces in Afghanistan because they believe that foreign occupation has been the biggest factor in generating Muslim support for …
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Special Investigation: The Pesticides and Politics of America’s Eco-War
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carl Mueller / Flickr) Keith Starvrum stands on the banks of Willapa Bay, where the low tide has revealed long lines …
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Lonely for Women Who Succeed
As you climb the ladder at the workplace, from the mid-management level to the senior leadership positions, you find fewer and fewer women. Little wonder then that Naz Khan …
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Truthout Authors on Vocalo Radio
(Photo: Flowizm / Flickr) Junior Walk on Protecting Coal River Mountain Secret Surveillance: Truthout and the ACLU on What the Government Knows, or Wants to …
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Court Refuses to Grant Shield Protection to Blogger
(Photo: Garret Voight / Flickr) Bloggers who post messages on Internet forums are not protected by the New Jersey press shield law, which allows journalists to keep …
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Romney Leads, but Mormon Religion Could Become an Issue
Many Americans are uncomfortable with the Mormon religion — yet Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, is the clear front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, according to a new …